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Night after night, a pastor brings hope to St. Louis’ streets

2 years 9 months ago
From the dead of night to the early morning, Reverend Kenneth McKoy leads teams of pastors through dark St. Louis’ streets, seeking out people struggling with addiction, mental illness and homelessness. A new documentary, “Night Life,” tells his story. McKoy and the film's director, Seth Ferranti, discuss his ministry and the film before its July 17 premiere at the St. Louis International Film Festival.

GCSD9 Announces 2022-23 School Supply Lists

2 years 9 months ago
Granite City Community Unit School District #9 announced its school supply lists for the upcoming 2022-23 school year, which is set to begin on Wednesday, August 17. Additional items may be added by individual teachers at the start of the year. It is recommended to purchase additional basic supplies during the “Back to School” sales especially things like pencils, paper, spiral notebooks, pocket folders, and crayons. PRATHER (Pre-K & Kindergarten) - LINK MARYVILLE (1st & 2nd Grade) - LINK WILSON (1st & 2nd Grade) - LINK FROHARDT (3rd & 4th Grade) - LINK MITCHELL (3rd & 4th Grade) - LINK GRIGSBY (5th & 6th Grade) - LINK COOLIDGE (7th & 8th Grade) - LINK GRANITE CITY HIGH SCHOOL (9th-12th Grade) - LINK LAKE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES CENTER - LINK Enrollment and registration remain open for the 2022-23 school year. Families can register by using your SKYWARD account. For all

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Coolidge JHS Announces Fall Sport Tryout Information

2 years 9 months ago
GRANITE CITY - Coolidge Junior High School has announced tryout dates and times for students interested in competing in Fall sports for the 2022-23 school year. All prospective student-athletes must bring a current physical and parent signed permission form to tryouts. If these items are not turned in at tryouts, the student will not be able to participate. BASEBALL Dates: August 1-3, 10 a.m.-Noon or 4-6 p.m. Location: Varsity Baseball Field Equipment: Baseball equipment plus water bottle Contact: Scott Smallie (Head Coach) - scott.smallie@gcsd9.net CROSS COUNTRY Dates: August 2, 4 & 9 - 8 a.m. Location: Corner of Wilson Park Equipment: Water Bottle Contact: Tom Miller (Head Coach) - tom.miller@gcsd9.net FOOTBALL Dates: August 8, 9-11 a.m. Location: Meet in Wrestling Room Equipment: Water bottle Contact: Mark Wilson (Head Coach) - mark.wilson@gcsd9.net SOFTBALL Date: July 25-27, 10 a.m. Location: Wilson Park, Diamon

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